Definition
A small stick of waxy or oily substance applied to lips to moisturize them and prevent them from becoming dry or cracked.
Etymology
From 'chap' (to crack, from Old English 'ceapan') + 'stick.' First trademarked as 'Chapstick' in 1912 as a brand name that became generic.
Kelly Says
Chapstick succeeded as a brand name by literally describing what it does—it became so iconic that 'Chapstick' is actually trademarked, but people use it as a generic term anyway, like 'Kleenex' or 'Band-Aid.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Lippenbalsam
Lippen-bal-sam
ARالعربية
bálsamo الشفاه
bal-sa-mo ash-sha-fa
CACatalà
chaprassi
chap-ra-si
CSČeština
balzám na rty
bal-zam na rty
DADansk
læbepomade
le-be-po-made
DEDeutsch
Lippenstift
lee-pen-shtifft
ELΕλληνικά
μπάλαμ για τα χείλη
mpa-lam ya ta che-lee
ESEspañol
bálsamo labial
bal-sa-mo la-bee-al
FISuomi
huulibalsami
huu-li-bal-sa-mi
FRFrançais
balm à lèvres
balm a le-vre
HAHA
chaprassi
chap-ra-si
HIहिन्दी
होठों का बाम
ho-thon ka ba-am
HUMagyar
szájszappan
szájs-za-ppan
IDBahasa Indonesia
lipgloss
lip-gloss
IGIG
chaprassi
chap-ra-si
ITItaliano
balsamo labbra
bal-sa-mo lab-bra
JA日本語
リップクリーム
rippu ku-ri-mu
KKKK
chaprassi
chap-ra-si
MSBahasa Melayu
lemak bibir
le-mak bi-bir
MYမြန်မာ
လိပ်ကြိုး
le-ep-kye
NLNederlands
lippenbalsem
lippen-bal-sem
NONorsk
leppepomade
le-pe-po-made
PLPolski
pomadka do ust
po-mad-ka do ust
PTPortuguês
bálsamo labial
bal-sa-mo la-bee-al
RORomână
balzam de buze
bal-zam de bu-ze
RUРусский
блеск для губ
blesk dla gu-b
SVSvenska
läppstift
lepp-shtifft
SWKiswahili
chaprassi
chap-ra-si
TAதமிழ்
புன்னகை
pun-na-kai
TEతెలుగు
చెవులు
che-vu-lu
TLTL
chaprassi
chap-ra-si
TRTürkçe
Dudak balumu
du-dak ba-lu-mu
UKУкраїнська
блеск для губ
blesk dla gu-b
VITiếng Việt
bả láp môi
ba lap-moi
YOYO
chaprassi
chap-ra-si
ZUZU
chaprassi
chap-ra-si